Try: Nursing home residents have many rights and it is important to know them and to be able to enforce them nursing home residents rights are protected by federal law nursing homes are required to ensure that all its resident are given whatever services they need to function at the highest level possible here are some of the specific protections that residents have #nursing home residents have the right to privacy in all aspects of their care this means phone calls and mail should be private and residents should be able to close doors and windows in addition residents may bring belongings from home and nursing home staff is required to help the residents in protecting those belongings #residents have the right to go to bed and to get up when they want to eat a variety of snacks outside meal times decide what to wear choose activities and decide how to spend their time the nursing home must offer a choice at main meals because individual tastes and needs vary #residents have the right to leave the nursing home and belong to any church or social group they wish to #residents must be allowed to participate in planning their care residents may also manage their own financial affairs #residents may not be moved to a different room a different nursing home a hospital back home or anywhere else without advance notice and an opportunity for appeal information references "nursing home residents have rights " 2010 available at

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